Where does “ζωντόβολο” come from?
ζωντόβολο (Greek) comes from Byzantine Greek ζωντόβολον, from Ancient Greek ζῶ, from Ancient Greek ζώω, from Proto-Hellenic ďṓwō — to live.
ζωντόβολο (Greek): beast, animal; boor, blockhead, lummox
Definitions
- beast, animal; boor, blockhead, lummox
Ancestry of “ζωντόβολο”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Byzantine Greek | ζωντόβολον | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ζῶ | to live |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ζώω | Epic and Ionic form of ζάω |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | ďṓwō | to live |